Web 2.0

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A new set of tools make up a 2nd generation version of the web. Here's a striking description of web 2.0, created by a college professor in Kansas.

Preeminent Tools

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Social Networking sites, including:

• MySpace
• Facebook
• Orkut

Tagging systems (aka folksonomies), including:

• flickr
• del.icio.us

User-created content, including:

• Wikipedia
• Wikispaces
• YouTube
• Slideshare

Blogs, including:

• Blogger
• Typepad
• Wordpress

Personal Computer Applications on the web, including:

• Google Docs & Spreadsheets
• Gliffy

Communications

• Skype

How are Schools Using Web 2.0?

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• Students and teachers both consult Wikipedia.
• Teachers are blogging for their classes. (3 CEA teachers currently do this: Megan, Nina, and Jenny)
• Teachers are involving students in writing blogs. (search Google for the book Secret Life of Bees for a striking example)
• Classes are using wikis to create and store class projects.
• Students are creating videos for class and posting them to YouTube and the like. (The Causes of World War I is an example)
• Students are having conversations with experts in the field. (see this interview with nanotech expert Earl Boysen)